The French-German Philosophy-Colloquium was founded in 1995 by Thomas Bedorf (Bochum), Peter Keicher (Karlsruhe) and Nicolas Gaillard (Paris). Since then eighteen colloquia have taken place: in Alfred-Delp Haus, Berlin (1995) and in Bourgogne's Pontigny Abbey (1996); and, since 1997, in the Centre Jean Foa on Lake Geneva (Evian). Scholars in philosophy from France, Germany and other countries have organized the colloquia since 1996. Each year the colloquium has had a different theme, but continuity has nonetheless been maintained both with regard to the themes and the organization of the colloquium. Each new theme is selected in such a way as to take up questions relevant to previous colloquia. Here are the themes of the previous years: